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Is it wrong to say the Laughing Samoans have a broad sense of humor? Or that they’re among the heavyweights of Polynesian comedy? Somehow I don’t think the New Zealand comic-sketch duo of Samoan-born …

Despite the summer fog, San Francisco used to overflow with the warm spirit of the Pacific islands on the first weekend of August. The San Francisco Bay Area Aloha Festival attracted thousands to the …

Given all the bad press over United Airlines’ service recently, and its dominance at SFO with flights to Hawai‘i, the carrier had better keep an eye on the continuing expansion of Hawaiian Airlines in …

When I first wrote about multi-talented Steven Espaniola for the Chronicle in 2006, the San Mateo singer and slack-key guitarist had just released his debut album, “Hoʻomaka,” to acclaim in his native …